Still trying for a Musky

[ekimjack]

Been Fishing Pineview trying to catch me a musky the past few weekends to no avail. I'll just have to keep at it I guess. My wife did manage to catch a nice bass and I figured I would share.
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[utahgolf]

that things a toad! bet it felt like a medium size muskie!
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[albinotrout]

That is a nice looking bass. Congrats!
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[ekimjack]

It was a fun fish. It came up out of the water a couple of times.
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[Jordanporritt]

Keep at it! My friend and I have been going out almost every weekend and have caught quite a few small ones but he finally hooked into a monster!




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[flygoddess]

WOW!!!!!
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[ekimjack]

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing.
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[Kent]

Beautiful fish. I don't want to start a bash fest, but please have your friend review this link on how to handle tiger muskies:

[url "http://wildlife.utah.gov/fishing/tiger_muskie_tips.php"]Link[/url]
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[Jordanporritt]

Yeah I mentioned that to him, I know the second picture is not "proper handling." I figured I would get crap for posting it on here but I figured it was too nice of a fish not to share.
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[FattyGreens]

Share away man, it is what it is, don't let the musky nazis steer you away!
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[Utcatman]

welp since you didnt catch it i wont go crazy on ya... but yea.... tell your friend if he wants to see more that size to Never hold them vertical.. it can make there organs flip, damage their swim bladders, and ruin their spine... a fish that size what 45"?? probably near 23 lbs or so give or take a few ... not good for em.

NICE TIGER though.. i see you guys out almost as much as myself []
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[Jordanporritt]

Yeah I wasn't even in the same boat as him when he caught it. I've actually really been working on proper handling and keeping the fish in the water and getting them released quickly and everything. But yeah, the fish was 45" and about 25lbs. I thought that was you I see out there all the time but wasn't sure. What kind of boat do you have?
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[Utcatman]

Its an old boat - that s newly painted black and white... has musky hunter emblems on it ...can't miss it -
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[bornfishin]

Now you just need to catch them out of a float tube, toon or yak. That is where the challenge is. []

I am still trying from my yak, and toon. Tube check!
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[Jordanporritt]

Yeah that's the one I was thinking. I like the paint job on it, looks good!
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[flygoddess]

Did he keep it?
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[Jordanporritt]

The Muskie? Of course he didn't.
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[ekimjack]

I kept at it and it finally paid off! I lucked out and caught one. Way excited!
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[Jordanporritt]

Awesome! And that's a nice one too! Congrats! It's been a good weekend for them. My buddy went out again this morning and caught 3 more on topwater but they were smaller.
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[tubbyama]

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Hey Jordan, Whats the water temp up there? Can you still see them in the shallows? I got bit off on my first cast about 2 weeks ago on a new fly i tied. I was still streching my flyline when a big one hit the fly that was just sitting there. Spooky.
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